How To Do A One Foot Spin - In Figure Skates! Ice Skating Tutorial
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- čas přidán 31. 10. 2020
- Hello Skaters! Today I am going to teach you the basics of how to do a One Foot Spin! Learning to spin on one foot is a pretty important skill, and absolutely necessary if you are going to learn fancier spins in the future. Before working on this spin, make sure you know how to do a strong two foot spin, I have tutorials linked below for the most basic ‘Helecopter Spin’ as well as a proper two foot spin. You can find links to both those tutorials below... Happy Skating!
How to do a basic ‘Helecopter’ two foot spin with a marching entrance... • Learn to Spin on Ice S...
How to do a proper Two Foot Spin... • Learn to do a Two Foot...
How to finish your jumps and spins with a strong ‘Checked’ exit... • How to ‘Check’ and Con...
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Me: is learning back crossovers. Also me: yes im gonna do this
That is the best kind of attitude!
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Lmaoooo me too !!
i did the same thing but i was learning outside three turns and i wanted to do a waltz jump lol (btw i did it !!)
You have such a great way of explaining the subtle things in these moves that make such a world of difference. Thank you 🙏!
Glad you think so!
Perhaps it's the best one foot spin teaching video out there. (and I watched many of them) Thank you, Julia!
Dear Julia, I don't know your tutorials for much long, but I have to say THANK YOU for all od them. You are a great teacher, your ability to explain things, postures, angles, movements, why this or that... is incredibly good. I'm coming back to hobby ("figure") skating after many years, self taught, because there are no classes in our town, and I feel so "looking forward" to every next lesson after each and every of your vids! It's incredible, that happy feeling you are able to spread 👍 I'd like to be inspiration for my children, they seem to like skating after all, I'm really happy for that ❤️ and there's why your tutorials are so helpful as well. I can show them your videos and explain them what are you talking about (we are Czech) and even show them something by myself. Or help them at least, to try. So, thank you, you are our star ❤️
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for the lovely, positive words about my videos and my instruction. It really helps motivate me to keep going.
This video has so much advice that I never heard anywhere else. I recognize I've had some issues that you talk about here. Can't wait to try fixing my spin with this!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you a lot for this video! I've been figure skating for a bit more than half a year and I managed to learn toe-loop and salchow (not perfectly) but with spins I've always had the feeling that I am just staying in the same place and never managed to get more than 4 rotations in a simple 1-foot spin. Whenever I practiced with the coach, I was told to just try again and again but nobody explained me these important tips that you mention here!
Coach Julia- “Thank You“ so much for the time and dedication you’ve applied in providing these priceless tutorials for our “Passion“ in artistic skating. Although I’m strictly an instructor/competitor on Quad Roller Skates, and started skating age 5 in 1970 (ice skates-Hockey) competing by age 9, and at age 14 skated professionally in Patrick Swayzes’ Cameo “SkateTown USA“, I hung up ky skates right after that filming and never stepped into a boot until recently(May 2022). One would think after being absent from skating for 42 years, you’d need retraining from beginner level!? I was really surprised to find my hours of training were for a reason- “Muscle Memory!“ In fact, within 3 weeks of confidence rebuilding, I was airbourne again pushing my nerves into consistent double axels and flips. With old age comes stagnant muscle growth. We can only “Tone“ whats present, not grow or expand what no longer replaces the worn and torn.
This Tutorial helped me, which helps my base of 130 students, hone in on the key areas of our body that facilitate easier adjustments to weight transitions on edges. How crucial our setup into execution is to balancing the follow through. “How Consistency in Repetition of Correct Action Produces Effortless Results CONSTANTLY...or as mentioned Muscle Memory your mind and body utilize for frequent motions!“ Like getting out of bed and standing up. We don’t anylize that process. We initiate the mind to signal the body to perform a function...effortlessly!
Looking forward to meeting and personally thanking you at a competition down the road.
Geno W. Hardin
Coach/Instructor
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Wow! Coach is really on top of her folkowers posts! Less than 10 minute reaction...That’s Dedication to Sustaining our Sport! 👏👏👸⛸🛼
I just started learning at my rink and the classes are good but these tutorials are SO detailed i feel like im finally understanding how moves are done. Thank you so much for being such an amazing teacher!!!
Did these steps learned how to One foot spin in under an hour. Thank you so much ❤️✨
You're so welcome!
This tutorial seems very detailed broken down into like a science of skating… which will help in my practice movements.
I am glad you liked the video!
Thank you so much, you're the first person to explain HOW to tighten the curve!
I'm still struggling with holding the deep outside edge tho, I feel my foot slip and lose balance when I lean in and deepen the knee bend :c
It does take quite a bit of practice and patience! Stick with it!
Could be in need of a sharpen? I was slipping on outside 3 turns on my right foot. Turns out my right blade was dull from doing too many backwards crossovers voilently in one direction, lol
Thank you so much for the lovely videos! They have helped me a lot in developing my skating skills as a leisure skater :)
Glad you like them!
As an olllllld skater (57) I love your videos: so clear, pleasant and makes me think I can do everything you demonstrate...(sometimes this is true)!
Your tutorial has been super helpful to me, and your explanations and demonstrations are so clear to follow. I used to learn figure skating when I was young, and I picked it up again recently as a hobby. I watch your tutorials multiple times before I go skating. I try to memorize each step by mirroring your movements on the ground, while watching. It's also helpful to revisit the same tutorial after I try them on the ice. Thank you Julia!
You're very welcome! Sounds like you have found a great learning method for yourself. 😁
I can't tell you how many coaches I've had whose one-foot spin instructions equated to "spin, then pick up one foot," and when you can't do it, they don't know why. This explains each element so much more clearly for someone without 10 years of muscle memory.
I am glad I could clarify things for you!
Thank you for this tutorial, today I finally managed to do a one foot spin with an entrance, I've been trying for two years!!!!!! The "making half a heart" comment really unlocked something in my brain!!
Fantastic!
This is such an excellent lesson!! Very detailed and does a great job breaking it down.
Thank you, I am glad you think so.
I haven't been to lessons in so long but I've retained all the information so I think I can self teach especially since I'm a ballerina
Thankyou for the amount of information you pack into these videos! Soo helpful 👏🏼😩
You're so welcome!
The best tutorial I ever seen!
Amazing tutorial. I will have to watch all of them. I am in a rural area, we don't get coaches... so blessed to have this to be able to train..although we use rollerskates the moves work pretty much on wheels.. so happy
Glad it was helpful!
You are explaining it sooo nicely!!! Thanks!!!!
Thank you so much!! I have now made a goal for this week, do proper crossovers because sometimes I’m scared if i’m doing them and do a proper entrance for my spins :) you did a great job with explaining!! I’ve learned so much ❤️
Thank you so much for this. I can’t skate for my life, but
my 8 year old loves figure skating even though she struggles a lot with motor skills. She’s trying to learn a proper entrance but is getting so frustrated that she cannot seem to get the hang of it. Her coaches show her a spin, but don’t really help her with what she is doing wrong so she has learnt it the wrong way know, since she can’t do that half heart shape she takes an extra step. Hope that I might help her now with knowing this theoretically at least.
I’m not an ice skater, I am a discus thrower but this video was actually quite useful as an example for how spinning working and the speed and conservation of momentum that comes from pulling in your limbs during a spin.
You have no idea how much these help me ! Thank you so much !!!
I'm so glad!
Of course I enjoyed it 😁 - your videos are very informative, breaking down difficult positions into small doable steps so that one can easily follow 😊. Thank you 💖
Glad you enjoyed it!
Coach Julia, thank you for sharing this lesson on one-foot spins! I really like your explanation and tips!
I am so glad you find my teaching helpful!
This is such a helpful video!
I really appreciate how you break down every little step! Thank you so much!!
Oh I am so glad to hear you like my instruction style! Thank you for watching!!
You are amazing! Thank you for all the tutorials.
Glad you like them!
This so far is the best channel explaining FS. 😍 So well structured and constructively explained. Wow! Thank you for the great work! These videos are really helping me!
You're very welcome!
OMG I love your Chanel, you are so helpful!
you are fantastic! Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a loving manner !
Wow, thank you!
I have been struggling to keep my weight on my spinning side for months. I made a breakthrough recently thanks to your tip about lifting the hip and knee. Thank you!
Fantastic!
Your explanation its so clear and good thank you very much . Cheers from Argentina!
Glad it was helpful! Hello to Argentina!
i’m learning this in my lessons and you made it so much easier to understand! thanks!
I'm so glad!
Julia thank you. I always like your explanation. Inpatient to see a video for one foot back spin from you.
Great suggestion!
great video. I am able to do a proper one foot spin now. Finally at age 55. Go figure. Thanks so much.
Fantastic! Good for you!
Great tutorial!!!!!!! You explain it very well.
Glad it was helpful!
What a wonderful video! I'm just getting the hang of my outside edges and I've been feeling a natural urge to move into a spin although I don't have the hang of that yet. This video helps a lot. Backwards and on one foot and on an outside edge seems far away but I'm sure this video is going to help loads. Thanks so much!!!
You're so welcome! Skating takes lots of practice and patience so just keep working!
You are amazing teacher,
Thank you! 😃
Another banger - thank you! I tried this for the first time today and my spins aren’t quite spinny yet, but it was a great start. Such good explanation!
Oh I am so glad to hear that this tutorial helped you!
I've been skating again since the rinks opened back up and I did the circle exercise having forgotten all about what it was actually for, so seeing this now (again) makes it make perfect sense 😂
So exciting when the rinks open back up!
Great demo with the slow-mo! I hope we can see more of this in future videos.
Glad to know you find it helpful.
Oh how I wish I could go out on the ice and practice anything. No skating this year for me. 😢😭 My ice rink is closed. To stay in shape I train yoga every day.
But it's wonderful to see You skate and learn some new tricks. I hope to remember basic skills when I finally go back to skating 😉
Sorry to hear that! Hopefully you can stay in good shape so you are ready when your rinks do eventually open!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!!! this is such a godsend I’ve been literally struggling with my scratch spins a lot this week and I couldn’t find a video that properly explained what to do. I’m so glad I found this video. you give such great advice! I like how you mentioned that gradually bending the knee during the entrance is important. I’m going to try that when I go the rink next week and hopefully I can finally get my spins to be more consistent once and for all. Thank you!! 💖💖💖
You're so welcome! I hope the advice helps when you practice next!
@@CoachJulia hey Julia.I’m not a skater but I love watching this sport, I actually tried it at 12 going to figure skating classes but realized I wasn’t skilled for it when I had to repeat the curse of basics one if you don’t pass basics 1 at first it means this sport is not for you.
Anyway I’ve seen how we rarely see now the scratch forward spin, the last skater I ember doing it was Sasha Cohen. There are also many spirals not done anymore like the one where skaters go in one foot and the other leg way up like making a split.
Again it was something we saw a lot in the 2000s but that one has stopped happening.
Do you know why ?
This vdo is so practical TT I’m struggling centering and balancing my spin as left foot is my week side it keeps bending to the right so finally i found a perfect exercise for me thanks!
You got this!
this was really detailed and helpful thankyouuu
You are welcome!
Thank You coach julia all videos are educational and helpful
Glad you think so!
It helped me a lot with the entrance! Nice video🥰
Glad it helped!
Love your vids!!! They are so helpful!!!!
Glad you like them!
wooow it is soo wll explained, so many details!!! thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for another great video. I'm heading to the rink with my daughter, so we have got some exercises to work on. 💗
Have fun!
I wish that you could coach me, i just started learning!
That is so sweet of you to say.
Thank you for breaking the entry down. All i've ever heard is, "just hit the hook!" and i had no idea how to do that. :-)
Oh my gosh, that doesn’t sound helpful at all! Glad I could enlighten you.
Thank you so much!! I just got my own skates and I'm going to try this!
Yay, so exciting to have your own skates!
Thank you! This really helped me!
Glad it helped!
Again a nice tutorial, going to try this :) I have just this Autumn done from two feet to one foot spin, but I want to learn more :)
You can do it!
it's so helpful. thank you so much.😀
You're welcome 😊
thank you
how beautiful and elegant! there's a handful of skating tutorial channels online, with each coach having his or her unique style. I personally feel your instruction is the most feminine and elegant, and this couldn't be more perfect for adult learners.
Awe, thank you so much! That is just the most lovely complement, I really appreciate it!
Everybody should watch her waltz jump vid. It helped me so much.
Hey! Thanks for the feedback!!
Thank you so much for all your videos, I just started ice skating in December and I improved a lot thanks to you. I've been working on my one foot spin for 2 months and I still can't do more than 2-3 rotations. Do you have any advice?
Thank you. it's helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Coach and I reached here. Can't wait to try out your tips!
Have fun!
@@CoachJulia we put it on hold to focus on cross overs & preparing for sit spin & shoot the duck spin. Today we went back to it. I only managed to get my foot into position hahahaha this week i will give it proper practice to get it! I managed 2 foot spin, basic crossover, and now 1 foot spin
Wow!!! Thank you so much !
You're welcome!
Thanks a lot, it's really helpful
I am so glad you like the tutorial.
Thx! This rlly RLLY helped. I can spin a lot nowwww!
Yay! I am happy for you!
Yay, wonderful!!
Yay, thank you!
Vary interesting.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Can't wait to try this once my rink finally open. 🙌🏻
You are so welcome!
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much!!!!
Glad I could help!
Saludos desde México 🦋😃🌎
Muchas gracias por tu video 💌🏷
Thank you for watching my videos!
Thanks for this helpful video Coach Julia! Just a question on the backward crossover entrance: where/at what angle do you step onto the left forward outside edge? Thank you!
Thank you so much for the video Coach Julia! Do you have any advice for staying on your rocker but not digging your toe picks into the ice during one foot spins? I feel like I’m always pushing my toe picks into the ice and I can’t “find” the sweet spot on my skates during one foot spins!
I actually just made a video about this... czcams.com/video/0hfxIblYmlY/video.html
I was able to do a little one foot spin by myself and also a small waltz jump yesterday even tho at my ice rink they did not teach me 😂 but I didn't do it with the correct entrances and stuff so next time I'm gonna actually try this stuff 😀👍
I hope my coaching helps for next time!
Can you do one just like this video but on how to bring your free leg around to do the scratch spin. 😊
I would be happy to!
great!
Yay!
your tutorials are so thorough and detailed! I’ve just started ice skating, entirely for fun so that I can jam out on my off-ice skates! unfortunately, lessons are so incredibly expensive and im not sure if ill get to learning spins before my classes are over. if I learn the basics, do you think these spins are things I can learn on my own with these videos? thank you so much in advance 🤍
Probably. You'll get better instruction from CZcams than you will from any in person coach. You'll need to your own initiative since you won't have the "I must learn this by Thursday" syndrome. In some cases a student might need an in person coach to correct something oddball like a worn out or poor fitting or cheapo skate, misaligned blade, flat feet, etc, that might prevent success without in person help.
This video is SO helpful and came at the perfect time!! I’m so glad I found your channel! Question- when I push off onto my left outside edge, I have a really hard time keeping my right arm back. My right side tries to come around on its own, ruining the spin before it even starts. Any advice on how to work on this? Thank you!!
So glad you found my video helpful! That exercise I go over where you hold your entrance edge is going to be really helpful foe this. I encourage you to practice holding that edge over and over so that you can develop those muscles.
Coach Julia thank you! Can’t wait to get back to the rink and try this!
I can't wait to get back in to skating... Thanks for keeping me inspired!
Awe, thanks Martie! Hope to see you out on the ice again one day soon.
Thanks coach! Worked on your 2 ft spins a few months now ready to hit the ice at 2 today to practice. Any advice if I'm losing balance and fall? Don't want to hold back because of fear of falling. Fyi I don't fall for many many sessions at a time, probably too scared to😊
Could you please post a video on how to do a 1 foot sit spin and a camel spin?
So helpful, I’ve been trying for months and never manage, I struggle to get onto the rocker properly it always scratches and I thought it was my blades but it’s probably me 😅 the spinning foot is it supposed to be on an inside edge whilst spinning so the toe pointed in slightly?
Thank you for the video! very much needed, just one thing that I have been having troubles with on this is that when I do a one foot spin I always go up of my toe pick and I usually fall, and it slows down my spin a lot. I used to be able to do my one foot spin perfectly but I’m not sure why but I can’t do it at all anymore please help!!!!🥺
This is a fantastic tutorial! I just seem to have trouble finding my rocker as, during my windup, I seem to slide sideways on my blade! They have been freshly sharpened, so that's no longer the issue, but I can't seem to wind my "three turn" into a tighter circle as I at one point just slide sideways at which point I have to start spinning (otherwise I come to a stand still) but I instantly hit my toe pick. Any tips on how to hold the windup properly without sliding? The two times I actually managed I instantly hit my rocker instead of my toe pick and I'd love to finally spin properly.
Could you maybe explain or make a video how to do this spin from backward crossovers ? (like you do at the end of the video) because your left arm swings over in a different way then!
Fantastic video. I'm going skating today. While actually spinning on the rocker which edge do I want to favor? Inside rocker, outside or even? Thanks
For this spin you will be slightly on the inside edge, with your foot traveling in backward circles.
Thank you for your sharing.I don't have a coach now. I study by myself, and I especially need a detailed explanation.
Glad it was helpful! Learning by yourself can be a challenge, but good for you fro going for it anyway! If you ever want a virtual private lesson, or even just to have me review a video of your skating skills, let me know. there is a link in the description of these videos where you can do that.
@@CoachJulia That's great.
i just started a few months ago- and im on back crossovers and two foot spins. and i just went"im totally gonna learn the eventually:)"
You should definitely set that as a goal! If you keep working at it, you will get there.
Thank you so much for breaking this down. One of the problems I have with skating is fear. I get so nervous on the ice and everything tenses up. It’s getting better little by little but it’s still frustrating. I’ve been skating since around June and I’m an adult skater. Any advice?
I know this is 2 years late in offering advice, hooefully you’ve overcome fears and are still skating. If not, like many who give in to fear as excuse for failure, get your skates tuned up and check your fears at the door implementing this philosophy in EVERY DIFICULT CHALLENGE!
A: In order to succeede, we MUST FAIL reoeatedly.
“The two experiences are absolutely vital for PROGRESS!“
B: “EMBRACE YOUR FEARS As OPPORTUNITY to IMPROVE and ELIMINATE what is technically Self Doubt- or INHIBITIONS! You conculude any new action as a failure because you doubt your own abilities before even applying effort trying new things. It’s your way of staying confined in your comfort zone and deflecting any attempt to release you from inprisonment.
C: Study the GOOD as a seed you’ve planted. Be patient as you nurture it, manicure it’s growth, and reap it’s full growth bounty!
If this doesn’t help, findna “POSITiVE MENTOR“ who will help eliminate all your negativity Brau!
Hi Julia, thanks for this tutorial - a quick question re the position drill: Can the position drill be practiced on either Bwd straight gliding (on the skating, spinning, foot) or BI edge? As the one foot spin is technically happening on BI edge after the three turn, wouldn't it be more helpful a skater to learn the sensation of holding the spin body position while moving backward instead of gliding forward as shown in this tutorial?
I keep travelling on my spin and it feels like I'm on the toe pick too much when I'm spinning. Would their be tips on how to fix this? Thank you!
I have the same problem!
Maybe lean less on the pick and more on the bit of iron behind it?
Think of the ball of your foot. I always flex my toes up so I feel the pressure on the ball of my foot. This should help you find the sweet spot on your rocker.
me watching this, while knowing the only thing I can is skate forward lmao. I can't even control my edges sooooo. But what can I do I don't have an ice rink :(
But once I get to skate your videos will really help me! thank you very much
Hopefully you will get to skate again soon! 🤞🏻
Another great video! I've been trying to do one foot spins since the beginning of the year and am now only just getting a propper entry and multiple rotations. @Coach Julia one of my coaches recently spotted that i wasn't getting a deep enough outside edge and either I would try to force the 3-turn too early or by the time the 3-turn naturally hapenned I would be going too slow to get much rotational momentum. He fixed hits by getting me to look to my left as I pushed off into the entry glide which natually got me to go into a deeper edge. I noticed you did this as well in the video but probably you don't even think about it. Also holding that right shoulder back all the way up until the 3-turn happens naturally stopped my premature rotation.
Sounds like you are working with a coach who is doing a great job evaluating your skating and making great suggestions! That is awesome. Thanks for sharing what you have learned with the other skaters here!
Is this also much the same for Rollerskates (Quads) ? I did it many years ago but struggle again now
Ahhh when doing the spin, especially on a one foot entrance, I heavily lean into the inside edge and it kills my spin. Even after getting new sturdy boots and tying them tightly, it didn’t really help. Would there be any way to fix this? Thank you!
Hey coach! I have alot of difficulty on one foot spins and i have been practicing them for at least a year or two by now.. i dont know what to do anymore, i always end up spinning on my toe pick and the spin ends after half a revolution and on the spinner i can do more than 1 or a half of a revolution i just dont get it.. i lean so much on my left side that it makes me stop the spin or else i fall, i lean forwards and on my left side always even when i dont want to.. have any tips? My coach just tell me to be straight but i feel like my back cant get any straighter than it already is
Is there a video how to balance on 1 foot ???